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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has advised people not to share personal information like Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number, bank account number and password on fake calls from individuals impersonating as officials of the central bank.
The bank has advised public to inform such incident to law enforcement agencies and approach their banks immediately in case of any loss arising because of leakage of personal information.
"It has been noticed that time and again fraudsters make phone calls to…

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued an advice to the State Bank of Pakistan for making payment of sales tax refunds amounting to 8,741 million rupees to facilitate the exports.
According to the FBR, the payment will benefit 739 claimants from five export-oriented zero-rated sectors which included textiles, carpets, leather, sports goods and surgical instruments.
The refund has been paid against 4,117 payment orders issued up to November 8.
It said those refund claimants who have not provided…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday reprimanded the electronic media for airing programmes containing statements by different people against judiciary with regard to Diamer-Bhasha, Mohamand Dam Fund.
"A trend has been observed wherein news and current affairs channels have been found airing live programs of different politicians, analysts and legal fraternity containing aspersions against the judiciary, while referring to Diamer-Bhasha Dam Fund, without any editorial control,"…

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday said Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan should bring forward ideological activists from his party rather than relying on affluent people, ARY News reported.
"I would like to advise Imran Khan to bring forward his party's ideological workers and avoid fielding ATM (Automated Teller Machine) machines as candidates. Your party activists, who are committed to your party's ideology, can win election for you," he said while addressing a…

ISLAMABAD: Demanding the prime minister to resign following the findings of Joint Investigation Report probing his offshore companies, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said any delay in this regard would only invite crisis, ARY News reported.
Bilawal said that the time for taking correct political decisions was short. He advised Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif to resign forthwith.
“Decision delayed is not a problem avoided; it is a crisis invited”, he said in a statement…